Denver Dem makes national dream team

A political software firm searched nationally to come up with Republican and Democratic dream campaign teams. Only one Coloradan made the cut.

Andy Szekeres of Denver was recognized as one of three top fundraisers named to the 2010 Democratic Campaign Dream Team.

Szekeres started 3PG Consulting in 2009 with partners Ben Gelt and Aaron Cohen. He worked on Jay Fawcett’s 2006 congressional campaign, Jared Polis’ 2008 congressional campaign and in between was the Colorado director for DraftObama.org.

Republicans no doubt will flip at what Szekeres said of Obama at the time.

“He’s not a Republican-Democrat,” Szekeres told the Rocky Mountain News. “He’s not a right-wing Democrat. And I don’t think he’s the standard-bearer of the far leftist left. He’s more in the center.”

The Dream Team awards, given for the first time, were the brainchild of Aristotle International. For a look at other winners, click here.

No one from Colorado made the GOP dream team, but one of the three pollsters selected was Jim Burton, in Public Opinion Strategies’ Virginia office.

The firm, which has a Colorado office, handled polling for state Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry’s brief gubernatorial run and for the Rocky.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.